Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
28 March 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1)  Name of company:

The Morgan Crucible Company plc



2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Aviva plc (formerly CGNU plc) through its subsidiary Morley Fund Management plc


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:

Beneficial interest of the shareholder named in 2 and its subsidiaries.



4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,754,229 shares; Chase GA Group

Nominees Ltd 3,526,073 shares; CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,780,605 shares.


5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A



6)  Percentage of issued class:

N/A



7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

1,750,000



8)  Percentage of issued class:

0.75%



9)  Class of Security:

Ordinary shares of 25p



10) Date of Transaction:

26th March 2003



11) Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 27/3/03 received 27/3/03



12) Total holding following this notification:

8,060,907  shares



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

3.47%



14) Any additional information:

Not known



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr D.J. Coker, Company Secretary tel. [phone]



16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible  for
making this notification:

Mr D.J. Coker



17) Date of notification:

28th March 2003


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